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  • 1 tener

    tĕner, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [v. teneo; cf. tenuis, and Sanscr. tanu], soft, delicate, tender (class.; cf. mollis).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    nihil est tam tenerum, neque tam flexibile neque quod tam facile sequatur quocumque ducas quam oratio,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 176; cf. id. Brut. 79, 274;

    and v. II. infra): locus bipalio subactus siet beneque terra tenera siet,

    Cato, R. R. 45, 1; cf.:

    serito in loco, ubi terra tenerrima erit,

    id. ib. 151, 2:

    in tenero corpore,

    Lucr. 3, 765:

    procera et tenera palma,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2:

    radices harundinum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 58:

    teneris arboribus incisis atque inflexis,

    id. B. G. 2, 17:

    cana legam tenerā lanugine mala,

    Verg. E. 2, 51:

    plantae,

    id. ib. 10, 49:

    caules,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 116:

    gramen,

    id. C. 4, 12, 9:

    rami,

    Ov. M. 2, 359:

    uvae,

    id. R. Am. 83:

    prata tenerrima,

    id. A. A. 1, 299:

    aër,

    thin, transparent, Lucr. 2, 145; Verg. A. 9, 699; Ov. M. 4, 616:

    alvus,

    Cels. 3, 18:

    gallina,

    tender, Hor. S. 2, 4, 20; cf.:

    ferae tenuiores ad epulas,

    Gell. 17, 15, 7:

    caseus,

    Prud. Cath. 3, 70:

    Dianam tenerae dicite virgines,

    Hor. C. 1, 21, 1; so,

    virgines,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 26:

    conjux,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 26 [p. 1855] Lycidas, id. ib. 1, 4, 19:

    saltatores,

    effeminate, Cic. Pis. 36, 89:

    vestem Purpuream teneris quoque Maecenatibus aptam,

    Juv. 12, 39:

    spado,

    id. 1, 22.—
    B.
    In partic., of tender age, young: tener ipse etiam atque puellus, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 697 P.:

    tener et rudis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 17, 47:

    tener in cunis et sine voce puer,

    Prop. 2, 6, 10:

    (annus) tener et lactens puerique simillimus aevo Vere novo est,

    Ov. M. 15, 201:

    mares,

    id. ib. 10, 84:

    equis vetulis teneros anteponere solemus,

    Cic. Lael. 19, 67:

    grex,

    Phaedr. 2, 4, 14:

    vitulus,

    Hor. C. 4, 2, 54:

    haedus,

    id. ib. 3, 18, 5:

    tigres,

    Val. Fl. 1, 491:

    manes,

    the shades of children, Stat. Th. 6, 121.—Of plants, tenerae res, Verg. G. 2, 343:

    teneri anni,

    youthful, tender, Plin. Pan. 15, 1; so,

    teneriores anni (opp. ferociores),

    Quint. 2, 2, 3:

    aetates,

    id. 1, 10, 34:

    a teneris, ut Graeci dicunt, unguiculis,

    i. e. from childhood, Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2;

    for which: de tenero ungui,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 24.— Absol.:

    a tenero,

    Quint. 1, 2, 18; cf.:

    ut (plantae) eam partem caeli spectent, cui ab tenero consueverunt,

    Col. 5, 6, 20. — Subst.: tĕnĕri, ōrum, m., the young, boys:

    parcendum est teneris,

    Juv. 14, 215; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 59;

    also: in teneris,

    in early youth, Verg. G. 2, 272; Quint. 1, 3, 13.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., soft, delicate, tender, etc.:

    est naturale in animis tenerum quiddam atque molle,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 6, 12:

    virtus est in amicitia tenera atque tractabilis,

    id. Lael. 13, 48:

    tenerior animus,

    id. Fam. 5, 21, 3; cf.:

    tenerae Mentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 52; so,

    animi,

    id. S. 1, 4, 128:

    pudor,

    Ov. H. 2, 143:

    est oratio mollis et tenera et ita flexibilis, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Or. 16, 52; cf. id. Brut. 9, 38; cf. I. supra init.; so,

    versus,

    Hor. A. P. 246; Ov. A. A. 2, 273:

    carmen,

    id. Am. 3, 8, 2.— Transf., of elegiac poets:

    poëta,

    Cat. 35, 1; Ov. R. Am. 757:

    Propertius,

    id. A. A. 3, 333:

    molli tenerāque voce,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    tenera delicataque modulandi voluptas,

    id. 9, 4, 31 et saep.—
    B.
    In partic., of youthful weakness, tender: tener animus (pueri), Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 3; cf.:

    horum erroribus teneri statim et rudes animi imbuuntur,

    Tac. Or. 29; so,

    adhuc mentes,

    Quint. 2, 4, 5.—Hence, adv., tenderly, delicately, softly.
    a.
    tĕnĕrē (post-Aug.):

    dicere,

    Tac. Or. 26:

    recitare,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:

    diligere,

    Vulg. Gen. 44, 20. — Comp.:

    complosit manus,

    Petr. 24.— Sup.:

    derasus cortex,

    Plin. 23, 3, 35, § 72.—
    b.
    ‡ tĕnĕrĭter, only once cited:

    teneriter quidam efferunt, ut celeriter: alii vero tenere ut libere,

    Charis. p. 162 P.

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  • 2 teneri

    tĕner, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [v. teneo; cf. tenuis, and Sanscr. tanu], soft, delicate, tender (class.; cf. mollis).
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    In gen.:

    nihil est tam tenerum, neque tam flexibile neque quod tam facile sequatur quocumque ducas quam oratio,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 176; cf. id. Brut. 79, 274;

    and v. II. infra): locus bipalio subactus siet beneque terra tenera siet,

    Cato, R. R. 45, 1; cf.:

    serito in loco, ubi terra tenerrima erit,

    id. ib. 151, 2:

    in tenero corpore,

    Lucr. 3, 765:

    procera et tenera palma,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 2:

    radices harundinum,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 58:

    teneris arboribus incisis atque inflexis,

    id. B. G. 2, 17:

    cana legam tenerā lanugine mala,

    Verg. E. 2, 51:

    plantae,

    id. ib. 10, 49:

    caules,

    Hor. S. 1, 3, 116:

    gramen,

    id. C. 4, 12, 9:

    rami,

    Ov. M. 2, 359:

    uvae,

    id. R. Am. 83:

    prata tenerrima,

    id. A. A. 1, 299:

    aër,

    thin, transparent, Lucr. 2, 145; Verg. A. 9, 699; Ov. M. 4, 616:

    alvus,

    Cels. 3, 18:

    gallina,

    tender, Hor. S. 2, 4, 20; cf.:

    ferae tenuiores ad epulas,

    Gell. 17, 15, 7:

    caseus,

    Prud. Cath. 3, 70:

    Dianam tenerae dicite virgines,

    Hor. C. 1, 21, 1; so,

    virgines,

    id. ib. 4, 1, 26:

    conjux,

    id. ib. 1, 1, 26 [p. 1855] Lycidas, id. ib. 1, 4, 19:

    saltatores,

    effeminate, Cic. Pis. 36, 89:

    vestem Purpuream teneris quoque Maecenatibus aptam,

    Juv. 12, 39:

    spado,

    id. 1, 22.—
    B.
    In partic., of tender age, young: tener ipse etiam atque puellus, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 697 P.:

    tener et rudis,

    Cic. Leg. 1, 17, 47:

    tener in cunis et sine voce puer,

    Prop. 2, 6, 10:

    (annus) tener et lactens puerique simillimus aevo Vere novo est,

    Ov. M. 15, 201:

    mares,

    id. ib. 10, 84:

    equis vetulis teneros anteponere solemus,

    Cic. Lael. 19, 67:

    grex,

    Phaedr. 2, 4, 14:

    vitulus,

    Hor. C. 4, 2, 54:

    haedus,

    id. ib. 3, 18, 5:

    tigres,

    Val. Fl. 1, 491:

    manes,

    the shades of children, Stat. Th. 6, 121.—Of plants, tenerae res, Verg. G. 2, 343:

    teneri anni,

    youthful, tender, Plin. Pan. 15, 1; so,

    teneriores anni (opp. ferociores),

    Quint. 2, 2, 3:

    aetates,

    id. 1, 10, 34:

    a teneris, ut Graeci dicunt, unguiculis,

    i. e. from childhood, Cic. Fam. 1, 6, 2;

    for which: de tenero ungui,

    Hor. C. 3, 6, 24.— Absol.:

    a tenero,

    Quint. 1, 2, 18; cf.:

    ut (plantae) eam partem caeli spectent, cui ab tenero consueverunt,

    Col. 5, 6, 20. — Subst.: tĕnĕri, ōrum, m., the young, boys:

    parcendum est teneris,

    Juv. 14, 215; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 59;

    also: in teneris,

    in early youth, Verg. G. 2, 272; Quint. 1, 3, 13.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., soft, delicate, tender, etc.:

    est naturale in animis tenerum quiddam atque molle,

    Cic. Tusc. 3, 6, 12:

    virtus est in amicitia tenera atque tractabilis,

    id. Lael. 13, 48:

    tenerior animus,

    id. Fam. 5, 21, 3; cf.:

    tenerae Mentes,

    Hor. C. 3, 24, 52; so,

    animi,

    id. S. 1, 4, 128:

    pudor,

    Ov. H. 2, 143:

    est oratio mollis et tenera et ita flexibilis, ut, etc.,

    Cic. Or. 16, 52; cf. id. Brut. 9, 38; cf. I. supra init.; so,

    versus,

    Hor. A. P. 246; Ov. A. A. 2, 273:

    carmen,

    id. Am. 3, 8, 2.— Transf., of elegiac poets:

    poëta,

    Cat. 35, 1; Ov. R. Am. 757:

    Propertius,

    id. A. A. 3, 333:

    molli tenerāque voce,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    tenera delicataque modulandi voluptas,

    id. 9, 4, 31 et saep.—
    B.
    In partic., of youthful weakness, tender: tener animus (pueri), Anton. ap. Cic. Att. 14, 13, A, 3; cf.:

    horum erroribus teneri statim et rudes animi imbuuntur,

    Tac. Or. 29; so,

    adhuc mentes,

    Quint. 2, 4, 5.—Hence, adv., tenderly, delicately, softly.
    a.
    tĕnĕrē (post-Aug.):

    dicere,

    Tac. Or. 26:

    recitare,

    Plin. Ep. 4, 27, 1:

    diligere,

    Vulg. Gen. 44, 20. — Comp.:

    complosit manus,

    Petr. 24.— Sup.:

    derasus cortex,

    Plin. 23, 3, 35, § 72.—
    b.
    ‡ tĕnĕrĭter, only once cited:

    teneriter quidam efferunt, ut celeriter: alii vero tenere ut libere,

    Charis. p. 162 P.

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  • 3 tener

        tener era, erum, adj. with comp. tenerior and sup. tenerrimus    [2 TA-], soft, delicate, tender, yielding: palma: harundinum radices, Cs.: cana legam tenerā lanugine mala, V.: caules, H.: rami, O.: res tenerae, i. e. the plants, V.: prata tenerrima, O.: Aër, thin, V.: gallina, tender, H.: Dianam tenerae dicite virgines, H.— Of tender age, young, youthful: tener et rudis: equis vetulis teneros anteponere solemus: grex, Ph.: a teneris, ut Graeci dicunt, unguiculis, i. e. from childhood: De tenero ungui, H.—As subst: parcendum est teneris, i. e. boys, Iu.: in teneris, in early youth, V.— Effeminate: saltatores: vestis teneris Maecenatibus apta, Iu.—Fig., soft, delicate, tender, mobile, yielding: nihil est tam tenerum quam voluntas erga nos civium: tenerior animus: tenerae Mentes, H.: pudor, O.: oratio: versūs, H.: animus (pueri), i. e. weak.
    * * *
    tenera -um, tenerior -or -us, tenerrimus -a -um ADJ
    tender (age/food); soft/delicate/gentle; young/immature; weak/fragile/frail

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  • 4 mollis

        mollis e, adj. with comp. and sup.    [MAL-], yielding, pliant, flexible, supple, soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant: iuncus, V.: comae, V.: aurum, flexible, V.: tiliae, O.: flumen, Ct.: cervix, O.: commissurae: in litore molli, of soft sand, Cs.: harena, O.: castaneae, V.: mollissima vina, V.: lana, O.: arcus, unstrung, O.: feretrum, made soft by a layer of leaves, V.: mollissima cera: genae, delicate, O.: manus, O.: Zephyri, gentle, O.: Euphrates mollior undis, calmer, V.: litus, accessible, Cs.: fastigium, gentle, Cs.: clivus, V.: iugum montis, Ta.—Prov.: me molli bracchio obiurgare, i. e. with forbearance.—Fig., tender, delicate, susceptible: mollibus annis, in tender youth, O.: os, easily blushing, O.: mollissima corda, Iu.— Soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak: philosophus: Sabaei, V.: Tarentum, H.: disciplina: vita, O.: querellae, H.: mens, Cs.: sententiae: Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum, L.: in dolore molliores: viri, given to lust, L.— Plur m. as subst: vos pellite molles, the effeminate, O.— Soft, pleasant, mild, easy, gentle: lex mollior: oratio: verba, H.: iussa, easy, V.: versus, amatory, O.: ridere mollia, smile gently, O.: pilenta, having a gentle motion, V.: mollissima fandi Tempora, most favorable, V.: hora mollior, more favorable, O.: alqd quam mollissimā viā consequi, with the utmost forbearance, L.—As subst n., softness, smoothness: molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae, H.— Weak, untrustworthy: consul, L.: voluntas erga nos civium.
    * * *
    mollis, molle ADJ
    soft; flexible; calm; gentle; pliant, tender; smooth; mild, weak; effeminate

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  • 5 molle

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

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  • 6 mollia

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollia

  • 7 mollis

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > mollis

  • 8 molliter

    mollis, e, adj. [Gr. malakos, amalos, môlus; cf. blêchros, perh. Lat. mulier (mollior)], easily movable, pliant, flexible, supple; soft, tender, delicate, gentle, mild, pleasant (class.; syn.: tener, facilis, flexibilis, lentus).
    I.
    Lit.:

    mollis juncus,

    Verg. E. 2, 72:

    comam mollis... hyacinthi,

    id. G. 4, 137:

    aurum,

    flexible, id. A. 10, 818:

    tiliae,

    Ov. M. 10, 92:

    crura,

    Verg. G. 3, 76:

    colla,

    id. A. 11, 622:

    bracchia,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 595:

    cervix,

    id. F. 4, 185:

    commissurae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 60:

    molle litus,

    of soft sand, Caes. B. G. 5, 9:

    harena,

    Ov. M. 2, 577:

    aqua,

    id. A. A. 1, 476:

    fraga,

    id. M. 13, 816:

    castaneae,

    Verg. E. 1, 82:

    mollissima vina ( = mitissima, lenissima),

    id. G. 1, 341; cf.:

    molli mero,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 19; and:

    molle Calenum,

    Juv. 1, 69:

    alvus,

    relaxed, open bowels, Cels. 3, 12:

    cibus,

    mild, not sharp, id. 4, 4, 4:

    ovum,

    soft, id. 4, 4, 5:

    prata,

    Verg. G. 2, 384:

    gramen,

    Ov. F. 6, 328:

    humus,

    id. A. A. 3, 688:

    lana,

    id. F. 2, 742:

    torus,

    id. Am. 2, 4, 14:

    arcus,

    slack, unbent, unstrung, id. H. 4, 92:

    feretrum,

    made soft by a layer of leaves, Verg. A. 11, 64:

    mollissima cera,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 45, 177:

    mollia panis,

    the soft part of bread, the crumb, id. 13, 12, 26, § 82:

    molles genae,

    soft, delicate, Ov. H. 10, 44:

    capilli,

    id. P. 3, 3, 17:

    manus,

    id. Am. 1, 4, 24:

    latus,

    id. M. 14, 710:

    molles Zephyri,

    soft, gentle, id. A. A. 3, 728; so,

    hiems,

    Stat. S. 3, 5, 83:

    aestas,

    Verg. G. 1, 312:

    caelum,

    Flor. 1, 16, 3; 4, 12, 27:

    Euphrates mollior undis,

    gentler, calmer, Verg. A. 8, 726:

    aditus,

    easy, Sil. 4, 491; so,

    iter,

    Quint. 4, 2, 46:

    via,

    id. 1, 6, 22:

    fastigium,

    gentle, not steep, Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

    clivus,

    Verg. E. 9, 8:

    modicis et mollibus clivis,

    Curt. 8, 39, 6:

    jugum montis,

    Tac. G. 1:

    trames,

    Ov. F. 3, 13.—Prov.: molli bracchio objurgare aliquem, with a gentle arm, i. e. in a forbearing manner, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 6:

    in molli carne vermes nascuntur,

    it is the soft flesh that breeds the worms, Petr. 57.— Subst.: mollia, ĭum, n., a kind of fishes, mollusks, Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    Tender, delicate, susceptible:

    mollibus annis,

    in tender youth, Ov. H. 1, 111:

    os molle,

    easily blushing, id. Tr. 4, 3, 70:

    mollissima corda,

    Juv. 15, 131:

    mollissimae aures,

    modest, Plin. Pan. 68.—
    2.
    In a bad sense, soft, effeminate, unmanly, weak (syn. effeminatus):

    philosophus tam mollis, tam languidus, tam enervatus,

    Cic. de Or. 1, 52, 226:

    Sabaei,

    Verg. G. 1, 57:

    viri molles, i. e. pathici,

    Liv. 33, 28; Sen. Ep. 87:

    disciplina,

    effeminate, Cic. Fin. 1, 11, 37:

    delicatior... molliorque ratio,

    id. ib. 5, 5, 12:

    vita,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 9: desine mollium querellarum, Hor. C. 2, 9, 17:

    mollis teneraque vox,

    Quint. 11, 3, 23:

    educatio,

    id. 1, 2, 6:

    actio,

    id. 11, 3, 128:

    Gallorum mens est mollis ac minime resistens ad calamitates perferendas,

    Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

    sententiae,

    Cic. Cat. 1, 12, 30:

    si taedio laboris longaeque viae, ut est mollis ad talia gens (Gallorum), dilaberentur,

    Liv. 22, 2, 4:

    Romanos molliores facere ad paciscendum,

    id. 42, 62, 6; cf.:

    sunt qui in rebus contrariis parum sibi constent, voluptatem severissime contemnant, in dolore sint molliores, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 1, 21, 71:

    molles in aure fenestrae,

    Juv. 1, 104.—
    B.
    Soft, pleasant, mild, easy:

    orationem mollem teneramque reddidit,

    soft, pleasant, Cic. Brut. 9, 38:

    mollis et jucunda senectus,

    id. Sen. 1, 2:

    ita eum placidum mollemque reddidi, ut, etc.,

    calm and gentle, id. Caecil. 10, 28:

    verba,

    Hor. Epod. 5, 83:

    mollia jussa,

    mild, easy, Verg. G. 3, 41:

    vincuntur molli pectora dura prece,

    soft, tender, touching, Tib. 3, 4, 76:

    sic accensum sed molliora referre jussum dimittit,

    to return a gentler answer, Tac. H. 4, 32 fin.:

    saepius molliora respondens,

    id. A. 12, 46: mollis versus, an elegiac or amatory poem, Ov. Tr. 2, 307; Prop. 1, 7, 19 (opp. durus versus, a heroic poem, id. 2, 1, 41):

    ridere mollia,

    to smile gently, Ov. A. A. 3, 513:

    cuncta tamen ad imperatorem in mollius relata,

    in a milder, more favorable light, Tac. A. 14, 39:

    pilenta,

    having a gentle motion, Verg. A. 8, 666; id. G. 2, 389:

    mollissima fandi tempora,

    id. A. 4, 293:

    hora mollior,

    more favorable, Ov. P. 3, 3, 84:

    signa,

    Cic. Brut. 18, 70:

    duriora Callon, jam minus rigida Calamis, molliora adhuc supra dictis Myron fecit,

    more agreeable, Quint. 12, 10, 7:

    mollis animus et ad accipiendam et ad deponendam offensionem,

    Cic. Att. 1, 17, 2:

    in inimicitiis auricula infima mollior,

    id. Q. Fr. 2, 13 (15), 4.— Subst.: molle, is, n., softness, smoothness:

    molle atque facetum Vergilio adnuerunt Camenae,

    Hor. S. 1, 10, 45.—
    C.
    Weak, untrustworthy:

    nihil est tam molle, tam tenerum, tam aut fragile aut flexibile quam voluntas erga nos civium,

    Cic. Mil. 16, 42.—Hence, adv.: mollĭter.
    1.
    Lit., softly, gently, agreeably (class.):

    molliter sustine me,

    Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 7:

    aves nidos mollissime substernunt,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 129:

    recubans,

    id. de Or. 3, 17, 63:

    ossa cubent,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 76:

    excudent alii spirantia mollius aera,

    more easily, agreeably, Verg. A. 6, 847:

    cura molliter semina conlocandi,

    Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35:

    colles ad orientem molliter devexi,

    gently, gradually, Col. 1, 2, 3 sq. —
    2.
    Trop.:

    quod ferendum est molliter sapienti,

    calmly, patiently, Cic. Sen. 2, 5:

    abnuere,

    Liv. 30, 3:

    delicate et molliter vivere,

    voluptuously, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 106:

    aegritudinem pati,

    sensitively, weakly, Sall. J. 82, 2:

    ne quid per metum, mollius consuleretur,

    too compliantly, Liv. 30, 7, 3:

    interpretari mollius aliquid,

    rather mildly, favorably, Tac. H. 2, 96.

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  • 9 aetātula

        aetātula ae, f dim.    [aetas], a tender age.
    * * *
    tender age of childhood; early time of life; youth; person of tender age

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  • 10 tenellulus

        tenellulus adj. dim.    [tener], very tender, delicate: haedus, Ct.
    * * *
    tenellula, tenellulum ADJ
    tender, delicate

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  • 11 refero

    I
    referre, rettuli, relatus V
    bring/carry back/again/home; move/draw/force back, withdraw; go back, return; report (on), bring back news; record/enter; propose/open debate; assign/count; give/pay back, render, tender; restore; redirect; revive, repeat; recall
    II
    referre, retuli, relatus V
    bring/carry back/again/home; move/draw/force back, withdraw; go back, return; report (on), bring back news; record/enter; propose/open debate; assign/count; give/pay back, render, tender; restore; redirect; revive, repeat; recall

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  • 12 indulgeo

    indulgĕo, si, tum, 2, v. n. and a. [etym. dub.; cf. dulcis], to be courteous or complaisant; to be kind, tender, indulgent to; to be pleased with or inclined to, to give one ' s self up to, yield to, indulge in a thing (as joy or grief); to concede, grant, allow.
    I.
    V. n. (class.); constr. with the dat.
    A.
    In gen.:

    Aeduorum civitati Caesar praecipue indulserat,

    Caes. B. G. 1, 10; 7, 40:

    sic sibi indulsit, ut, etc.,

    indulged himself so, took such liberties, Nep. Lys. 1, 3:

    indulgebat sibi liberalius, quam, ut, etc.,

    id. Chabr. 3:

    irae,

    Liv. 3, 53, 7:

    indulgent sibi latius ipsi,

    Juv. 14, 234:

    ipsa sibi imbecillitas indulget,

    Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:

    indulgent consules legionum ardori,

    Liv. 9, 43, 19:

    dolori,

    Nep. Reg. 1:

    genio,

    Pers. 5, 151:

    amori,

    Plin. Ep. 1, 14, 10:

    precibus,

    id. ib. 4, 15, 11:

    gaudio,

    id. ib. 5, 15, 1:

    desiderio alicujus,

    id. ib. 10, 34, 1:

    odio,

    Liv. 40, 5, 5:

    lacrimis,

    Ov. M. 9, 142: animo, to give way to passion or to anger, id. ib. 12, 598:

    regno,

    to delight in, Luc. 7, 54:

    ordinibus,

    give room to, set apart, Verg. G. 2, 277.—
    (β).
    With acc. of the person (ante-class. and poet.): eri, qui nos tantopere indulgent, Afran. ap. Non. 502, 11 (Fragm. Com. v. 390 Rib.):

    te indulgebant,

    Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 34; id. Eun. 2, 1, 16.— Pass.: animus indulgeri potuisset, be pleased, Gell. praef. 1.—
    B.
    Esp., to give one ' s self up to, to be given or addicted to, to indulge in:

    veteres amicitias spernere, indulgere novis,

    Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

    labori,

    Verg. A. 6, 135:

    theatris,

    Ov. R. Am. 751:

    eloquentiae,

    Quint. 10, 1, 84:

    somno,

    Tac. A. 16, 19.— Pass. impers.:

    nihil relicturus, si aviditati indulgeretur, quod in aerarium referret,

    Liv. 45, 35, 6:

    sero petentibus non indulgebitur,

    Gai. Inst. 4, 164.—
    II.
    V. a., to concede, allow, grant, permit, give, bestow as a favor, confer (post- Aug.):

    alicui usum pecuniae,

    Suet. Aug. 41:

    ornamenta consularia procuratoribus,

    id. Claud. 24:

    damnatis arbitrium mortis,

    id. Dom. 11:

    insignia triumphi indulsit Caesar,

    Tac. A. 11, 20:

    patientiam flagello,

    i. e. to submit to patiently, Mart. 1, 105, 3:

    nil animis in corpora juris natura indulget,

    grants no power, Juv. 2, 140:

    basia plectro,

    id. 6, 384:

    si forte indulsit cura soporem,

    id. 13, 217:

    veniam pueris,

    to make allowance for, id. 8, 168.—
    (β).
    With inf. ( poet.):

    incolere templa,

    Sil. 14, 672.— Pass.:

    qui jam nunc sanguinem meum sibi indulgeri aequum censet,

    Liv. 40, 15, 16:

    rerum ipsa natura in eo quod indulsisse homini videtur, etc.,

    Quint. 12, 1, 2:

    abolitio reorum, quae publice indulgetur,

    is granted, Dig. 48, 16, 17. —
    B.
    Se alicui, in mal. part., Juv. 2, 165 al.—Hence, indulgens, entis, P. a.
    A.
    Indulgent, kind, or tender to one, fond of one; constr. with dat., or in with acc. (class.).
    (α).
    With dat.:

    obsequium peccatis indulgens praecipitem amicum ferri sinit,

    Cic. Lael. 24, 89.—
    (β).
    With in and acc.:

    civitas minime in captivos indulgens,

    Liv. 22, 61, 1. —
    (γ).
    Absol.:

    quo ipsum nomen amantius, indulgentiusque maternum, hoc illius matris singulare scelus,

    Cic. Clu. 5, 12:

    ministri irarum,

    Liv. 24, 25, 9. —
    B.
    Addicted to:

    aleae indulgens,

    addicted to dicing, Suet. Aug. 70.—
    C.
    In pass., fondly loved: fili, indulgentissime adulescens, Ps.-Quint. Decl. 10, 13.— Adv.: indulgenter, indulgently, kindly, tenderly:

    nimis indulgenter loqui,

    Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2:

    bestiae multa faciunt indulgenter,

    id. Fin. 2, 33, 109. — Comp.:

    dii alios indulgentius tractant,

    Sen. Ben. 4, 32.— Sup.:

    indulgentissime,

    Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 5.

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  • 13 mitigo

    mītĭgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [mitis-ago], to make mild, soft, or tender, make ripe or mellow; to make tame, to tame (class.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    cum aestivā maturitate alia mitigaverit, alia torruerit,

    Cic. Rep. 4, 1, 6 (cited ap. Non. 343, 21):

    mitiget auctumnus, quod maturaverit aestas,

    Aus. Idyll. 8: cibum, to make soft or tender, to soften by boiling or roasting, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151.—Comically: misero mihi mitigabat sandalio caput, mellowed, broke, Turp. ap. Non. l. l.:

    hic, qui dura sedens porrecto saxa leone Mitigat,

    i. e. makes soft for sitting on by spreading over them a lion's skin, Mart. 9, 44, 2:

    Indus agros, laetificat et mitigat,

    to make fruitful, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130:

    vina diluendo,

    Plin. 14, 22, 29, § 149:

    silvestres arbores,

    id. 17, 10, 12, § 66:

    amaritudinem frugum,

    to soften, mitigate, id. 18, 16, 40, § 141:

    cervicum duritias,

    id. 20, 22, 92, § 250:

    rabiem suum,

    id. 10, 63, 83, § 182:

    pilos,

    to thin, id. 35, 6, 19, § 37:

    animal,

    to tame, Sen. Ben. 1, 3:

    valetudinem temperantia,

    to mitigate, Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 9.—
    II.
    Trop., to make mild or gentle, to pacify, soothe, calm, assuage, appease, mitigate:

    animum alicujus,

    Cic. Balb. 26, 57:

    te aetas mitigabit,

    id. Mur. 31, 65:

    iras,

    Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15:

    querimonias, Col. praef.: tristitiam ac severitatem,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 58, 236; cf.:

    acerbam severitatem condimentis humanitatis,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7:

    dolores,

    id. Att. 3, 15, 2:

    labores,

    id. de Or. 3, 4, 14:

    aliquem pecuniā,

    Tac. H. 1, 66:

    temporum atrocitatem,

    Suet. Tib. 48:

    acrimonia mitigabitur laude,

    Auct. Her. 4, 37, 50: aures, to soothe with explanatory representations, Quint. 12, 1, 14:

    metus,

    id. 12, 2, 28:

    feritatem animalium,

    Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167: alicui aliquem, to reconcile:

    Hannibalem Romanis,

    Just. 31, 4, 4; cf.:

    vix revocanti patri mitigatus est,

    id. 9, 7, 6.—Hence, mītĭganter, adv., in a soothing manner; in order to soothe, Cael. Aur. Tard. 5, 1, 13; 4, 3, 62; id. Acut. 1, 11, 76.

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  • 14 cūrō

        cūrō (old forms, coeret, coerarī, coerandī, C.), āvī, ātus, āre    [cura], to care for, take pains with, be solicitous for, look to, attend to, regard: diligenter praeceptum, N.: magna di curant, parva neglegunt: alienam rem suo periculo, S.: te curasti molliter, have taken tender care of, T.: corpora, refresh, L.: membra, H.: genium mero, indulge, H.: curati cibo, refreshed, L.: prodigia, see to, i. e. avert, L.: nihil deos, V.: praeter animum nihil: aliud curā, i. e. don't be anxious about that, T.: inventum tibi curabo Pamphilum, T.: res istas scire: leones agitare, H.: verbo verbum reddere, H.: crinīs solvere, O.: ut natura diligi procreatos non curaret: utres uti fierent, S.: cura ut valeas, take care of your health: omnibus rebus cura et provide, ne, etc.: Curandum inprimis ne iniuria fiat, Iu.: iam curabo sentiat, quos attentarit, Ph.: hoc diligentius quam de rumore: quid sint conubia, O.: curasti probe, made preparations, T.: curabitur, it shall be seen to, T.: nec vera virtus Curat reponi deterioribus, H. — With acc. and gerundive, to have done, see to, order: pontem faciundum, Cs.: pecuniam solvendam: fratrem interficiendum, N. — To administer, govern, preside over, command: bellum, L.: se remque p., S.: provinciam, Ta.: ubi quisque legatus curabat, commanded, S.: in eā parte, S. — To heal, cure: cum neque curari posset, etc., Cs.: adulescentes gravius aegrotant, tristius curantur: aegrum, L.: aliquem herbā, H.: volnus, L. — Fig.: provinciam: reduviam.—To attend to, adjust, settle, pay: (nummos) pro signis: pecuniam pro frumento legatis, L.: me cui iussisset curaturum, pay to his order: Oviae curanda sunt HS C.
    * * *
    curare, curavi, curatus V
    arrange/see/attend to; take care of; provide for; worry/care about; heal/cure; undertake; procure; regard w/anxiety/interest; take trouble/interest; desire

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  • 15 dēlicātus

        dēlicātus adj. with comp. and sup.    [P. of * dēlicō, to clear up], alluring, charming, pleasing, delightful, luxurious, voluptuous: in illo delicatissimo litore: hortuli, Ph.: puerorum comitatus: delicatiores in cantu flexiones: puella delicatior haedo, softer, Ct. — Given to pleasure, luxurious, effeminate: pueri: iuventus: capella, Ct.— Nice, squeamish: tam, quam iste: fastidium.
    * * *
    I
    delicata -um, delicatior -or -us, delicatissimus -a -um ADJ
    luxurious/sumptuous, addicted to pleasure; self-indulgent/comfortable; pampered; foppish, effeminate; polite, elegant; charming; tender; voluptuous; wanton; skittish/frisky/frivolous; fastidious/squeamish; delicate/dainty/pretty/fine
    II
    paramour, favorite; voluptury (L+S); one addicted to pleasure

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  • 16 exhibeō (exib-)

        exhibeō (exib-) uī, itus, ēre    [ex + habeo], to hold forth, tender, present, deliver, give up, produce: omnia sibi integra: librarium legum: servum: toros, i. e. furnish, O.: testem, Cu. — To show, display, exhibit: gemino praesignia tempora cornu, O.: se alcui nudas, O.: linguam paternam, i. e. use the language of her father, O.: quorum virtus exhibet solidum decus, proves, Ph.: vias tutas, i. e. render, O.: quid me putas populo nostro exhibiturum? what show shall I make?: formam removit anilem, Palladaque exhibuit, revealed, O.— To exhibit, employ, occasion, cause: mihi molestiam.

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  • 17 ex-pōnō

        ex-pōnō posuī, positus    (expostus, V.), ere, to put out, set forth, expose, exhibit: vasa: argentum in aedibus: ratis Expositis stabat scalis, laid out, V.: alqd venditioni, Ta.—Of children, to expose, abandon: Is quicum expositast gnata, T.: pueros, L.—To set on shore, land, disembark: milites ex navibus, Cs.: socios de puppibus altis Pontibus, by bridges, V.: expositis copiis, Cs.: in Africā, L.: ibi Themistoclem, N.: exercitum, Cs.: quartā exponimur horā, H.: advexi frumentum, exposui, unloaded: exponimur orbe Terrarum, are excluded, O.—To offer, tender, be ready to pay: ei DCCC.— To leave exposed, expose, lay open: ad ictūs, L.: rupes exposta ponto, V.—Fig., to exhibit, expose, reveal, publish, offer, set forth: causa ante oculos exposita: expositā ad exemplum nostrā re p.—To set forth, exhibit, relate, explain, expound: sicuti exposui: quae adhuc exposui: rem breviter: Africae situm paucis, S.: causas odii, O.: artīs rhetoricas: eadem multitudini, Cs.: animos remanere post mortem: res quem ad modum gesta sit: quid hominis sit: plura de alquo, N.: exposito, quid iniquitas loci posset, etc., Cs.

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  • 18 indulgēns

        indulgēns entis, adj. with comp.    [P. of indulgeo], indulgent, kind, tender, fond: nomen indulgentius maternum: ministri irarum, L.: obsequium peccatis indulgens: sibi hydrops, H.: civitas in captivos, L.
    * * *
    (gen.), indulgentis ADJ
    kind, mild

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  • 19 indulgeō

        indulgeō ulsī, ultus, ēre,    to be complaisant, be kind, be tender, exercise forbearance, incline, yield, indulge, concede, grant, allow: Hactenus indulsisse vacat, thus far then I can yield, V.: Aeduorum civitati, Cs.: sic sibi indulsit, ut, etc., took such liberties, N.: irae, L.: sibi, Iu.: ipsa sibi imbecillitas indulget: legionum ardori, give scope, L.: Philippi odio, encourage, L.: ordinibus, give room, V.: cuius annis fata indulgent, favor, V.: te, T.: nimis me, T.—To give oneself up, be addicted, indulge: Vestitu nimio, T.: novis (amicitiis): vino, V.: lacrimis, O.: animo, anger, O.: Indulge hospitio, give full course, V.: si aviditati indulgeretur, L.—To concede, allow, grant, permit, give up, bestow, confer: soporem, Iu.: nil animis in corpora iuris Natura indulget, grants no power, Iu.: basia plectro, Iu.: veniam pueris, make allowance, Iu.: sese tribuno, give up, Iu.: sanguinem meum sibi indulgeri aequum censet, L.
    * * *
    indulgere, indulsi, indultus V DAT
    grant, concede; be kind to; be lenient to; give way to

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  • 20 ingenuus

        ingenuus adj.    [1 in + GEN-], native, indigenous: tophus, Iu.— Natural: color, Pr.—Free-born, of free parents: mulieres: duobus ingenuis ortus, L.: parentes, H.— Subst: quid est turpius ingenuo, quam, etc.: ingenuam nactus es (sc. uxorem), T.—Like a freeman, noble, upright, frank, candid, open, ingenuous: nihil apparet in eo ingenuum: vita: Ingenui voltūs puer, Iu.: aperte odisse magis ingenui est, quam, etc.: ingenuum volpes imitata leonem, H.: vires, tender, O.
    * * *
    ingenua, ingenuum ADJ
    natural, indigenous; free-born; noble, generous, frank

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